Pirelli

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

I believe the compounds to be used are chosen by the FIA and Pirelli .

The old days , when they brought about a bazillion tires to each race are gone .

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Oh.Ok.My bad.

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Originally Posted by Robinho

silver and grey won't be a problem afaik as they'll bring 2 compunds to each race and they'll be one compound between them, so you'll never see grey and silver at the same time. you'll always have one coloured and one grey or silver

is their something else we can complain about, the tyres last too long, the new tyres are too soft and degrade (like they were asked to provide), the colours are wrong.

i really cannot see what everyone is so excited about, it appears that the tyres will add something extra to the races, something taht the Bridgestones didn't do in anything but extreme circumstances

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I probably shouldn't post this here, in case Bernie reads it and 'has an idea', but yes, I have a complaint;

Why dont we have other geometrically shaped tyres - say pentagonal one race, square the next and for an extreme how about triangular for Monaco.....? :dozey:

Just be thankful that the entire tyre isn't coloured, that was being seriously considered a few years ago.

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Originally Posted by Mark

Just be thankful that the entire tyre isn't coloured, that was being seriously considered a few years ago.

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Oooohhhhh. Now there's an idea. Pink and blue please, liquorice flavoured with those coloured balls on the outside. Bertie Bassett can wave the chequered flag....... ;)

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

I believe the compounds to be used are chosen by the FIA and Pirelli .

The old days , when they brought about a bazillion tires to each race are gone .

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that is one change I agree with

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Originally Posted by Sleeper

Have you got a source? I've basically regurgitated what Mark Hughes has said. As for Massa's driving style, maybe its just a case of the weaker rears balancing out the handling for him.

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No, it was something that's been stuck in my mind. I suppose with all this talk of softer Pirellis somewhere along the line misinterpreted/misread Paul Hembrey or commentator regarding compound and construction and for that I apologise.

Nice to see a huge chunk of tyre 'missing' from Vettel's fron left tyre after FP1. It wasn't worn, just missing a chunk of tread. :eek:

I'd actually like to go the Champ Car route of painting the sidewalls if they're going with colour coding. However early impressions of what Pirelli are doing are good for me, I think the yellow stands out quite well compared to the silver. It should be a tad brighter though.

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Originally Posted by woody2goody

I'd actually like to go the Champ Car route of painting the sidewalls if they're going with colour coding. However early impressions of what Pirelli are doing are good for me, I think the yellow stands out quite well compared to the silver. It should be a tad brighter though.

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You've got to be able to see it from a distance, at speed, and on TV. Which means that it needs to be extremely bright and large to get noticed!

They're talking about it being a 4 stop race on Sunday, which is silly really, as much as one stoppers in 2010 were.

Ideally it should be a choice between 2 or 3 stops in a race - like the old days!